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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Maintenance And Welfare of Parents And Senior Citizens Act, 2007
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens  Act, 2007 has been passed by the Parliament on 29-12-2007. As per Section 1 of the MWPSC Act, all States and Union Territories have notified the Act. The State Government of Kerala has notified the Act on 24-09-2008 and the Rules under the Act on 28-08-2009. The State has constituted Maintenance Tribunals, Appellate Tribunals and designated District Social Justice Officers as Maintenance Officer on 17-08-2009. Presently, 27 Maintenance Tribunals and 14 Appellate Tribunals are working in the State.
As per available records, more than 20,000 cases have been settled so far under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007. State Government of Kerala has disposed of 4232 petitions in the year 2021.
As per the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act, 2007, application for the maintenance allowance shall be disposed of within 90 days from the date of notice served to the applicant. For early disposal of such cases, the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens  Bill, introduced in the Lok Sabha on 11-12-2019, has the provision to dispose of maintenance application within 90 days from date of filing, and not from the date of service of notice to the applicant.
As per Section 17 of the Maintenance of Parents and Senior Citizen Act, 2007, no party to a proceeding before a Tribunal or Appellate Tribunal shall be represented by a legal practitioner so that easy, affordable and less time consuming justice may be made accessible to the senior citizens.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment, Sushri Pratima Bhoumik in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
President's Secretariat
President of India to visit Odisha, Jharkhand and west Bengal from September 27 to October 1
The President of India, Shri Ram NathKovind, will visit Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal from September 27 to October 1, 2019.
On September 28, 2019, the President will present Colours to Corps of Army Air Defence at Gopalpur, Odisha.
On September 29, 2019, the President will visit Vikas Bharti, Bishunpur, Gumla in Jharkhand.
On September 30, 2019, the President will grace the 33rd convocation of Ranchi University.
On October 1, 2019, the President will visit the National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities in Kolkata, West Bengal.
Special Service and Features
CSIR Young Scientist Award" 2021 to Dr. K. Giribabu, Scientist, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi
Dr. K. Giribabu, Scientist, CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi has been selected for "CSIR Young Scientist Award" for the year 2021 in the field of Chemical Sciences for his outstanding contributions. The award will be presented to him on 26thSeptember, 2021 in CSIR Foundation Day Celebration.
Dr. K. Giribabu  hails from an agricultural family  in Arungundram village, Chengalpattu District, Tamil Nadu.After his initial schooling at Sri Ramakrishna Mission Boys HigherSecondary School, Chengalpattu, he did his B.Sc.  from RajeswariVedachalam Govt. Arts College, Chengalpattu, M.Sc.  [Gold Medalist] from University of Madras and M. Phil. in Analytical Chemistry. During his M.Sc. days, he received Prof. PBJ award for two consecutive years for his outstanding academic performance. He pursued his Doctoral Research in Inorganic Chemistry at University of Madras and Postdoctoral Research at the Department of Biological Engineering, InhaUniversity, South Korea.
On his return to India, he joined CSIR-CECRI ChennaiUnit as SERB-NPD Fellow to work on Li-S batteries. In 2017, he joined CSIR-CECRI, Karaikudi as a Scientist in the division of Electrodics and Electrocatalysis, where he focuses on developing electrochemical approaches for non-redox molecules using biorecognition-free approach. He has published more than 80 research articles with a citation and h index of 1695 and 23, respectively. He is currently handling two DST projects for developing sensors for neurotransmitters and prostate cancer biomarker respectively. Currently, three Ph.D. students are working with him for their Ph.D. and he has guided five M. Sc. students for their dissertation.
His area of research focuses on developing electrochemical strategies using liquid-liquid interfaces. He has recently developed an electrochemical liquid-liquid interface sensing protocol for sensing of aliphatic biogenic amines, putrescine  and cadaverine  with a special focus on developing electrochemical methodologies and achromatic assays for sensing of food toxicants.Apart from research, he is actively involved in handling core subjects of B. Tech. in  and AcSIR students.
This is stated in a press release issued by the CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute, Karaikudi.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Purification of Rural Sewage Water
Sewerage system does not exist in rural areas of the country. Under Swachh Bharat Mission , for disposal of human excreta, use of safe and eco-friendly onsite sanitation technologies such as twin leach pit toilets is encouraged for most parts of the country. Under this technology, human faeces automatically become manure in 1-2 years. In case of septic tank and single leach pit toilets, it is advised to retrofit them by converting the single pits to twin pits and connecting septic tank with soak pits. For treatment of faecal sludge from the septic tanks and single pit toilets, SBM  guideline provide for mechanical emptying of the pits and transportation of faecal sludge to nearby Sewage Treatment Plant  / Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant  in urban/rural area. Funding provision at the rate of Rs.230 per capita is available under SBM  for setting up of FSTP in rural areas.
This information was given by the Minister of State, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Power
NTPC develops Geo-polymer aggregate from fly ash
The research project meets Indian Standard parameters confirmed by NCCBM
NTPC Ltd, India’s largest power producer and a PSU under Ministry of Power, has successfully developed Geo-polymer coarse aggregate from fly ash. The development will help in replacing natural aggregates reducing the impact on environment.
NTPC’s research project on production of Geo-polymer coarse aggregate from fly ash has met the statutory parameters of Indian Standards and was confirmed by National Council for Cement and Building Materials .
NTPC has successfully developed Geo-polymer coarse aggregates as a replacement to natural aggregates. The technical parameters as per Indian standards for its suitability to use in concrete works were tested by NCCBM, Hyderabad and the results are in acceptable range.
The development is NTPC’s R&D achievement in expanding the horizon in ash utilisation.
India’s demand for these aggregate touches close to 2000 million metric tons mark every year. The aggregate developed by NTPC from fly ash will help in meeting the demand to a great extent and also will reduce the impact on environment caused by Natural aggregates which require quarrying of natural stone.
In India, every year, approximately 258 MMT of ash is produced by the coal fired thermal power plants. Out of this around 78% of the ash is utilised and the balance remains unutilised which remain in ash dykes. NTPC is exploring alternate ways to utilise the remaining ash which includes the current research project to generate aggregates using more than 90% ash.
The Geo-polymer aggregates finds its extensive usage in construction industry turning the ash eco-friendly. These aggregates are extremely environment friendly and does not require any cement for application in concrete where the fly ash based Geopolymer mortar acts as the binding agent. The Geo-polymer aggregates will help in reducing carbon emission and has great potential for reduction of water consumption.
Ministry of Textiles
Piyush Goyal holds an interactive meeting with the newly constituted Textile Advisory Group in Mumbai
Issues relating to augmenting supply of cotton and scaling up productivity discussed
Mumbai | 30 May 2022
Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Textiles Shri Piyush Goyal held an interactive meeting with the newly constituted Textile Advisory Group at Indian Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Mumbai on Sunday. The focus of the meeting was on addressing issues relating to augmenting supply of cotton and scaling up productivity.
The Textile Advisory Group comprises Senior Officials from the Union Ministries of Textiles, Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare, Commerce, Senior Officials from the Cotton Corporation of India, R&D experts and stakeholders.
The Minister stressed upon addressing the factors affecting productivity to be tackled in time bound manner in a project mode. He also urged the industry to develop models for improving Ginning efficiency and outturn.
Shri Goyal further said “accurate statistics across the textile value chain help better policy formulation, trade facilitation and traceability”. In this regard, he directed that a portal be created with inputs of Cotton Association, Ginners as well as Confederation of Indian Textile Industry & the Southern India Mills’ Association. “The portal should work on self compliance mode. If persuasion and self-compliance do not yield results then disincentives may be built in the system like Cotton Corporation of India not doing any business with such defaulters”, he added.
The Minister also emphasized on the need to protect cotton crop from pink bollworm attack. He suggested that everyone should be sensitized for compulsory use of Pheromone Trap Technology used for preventing reproduction of next generation of pests. “The Ginning segment should take responsibility and make Pheromone Trap Technology mandatory to monitor and prevent spread of Pink Bollworm pest attack to save the crop” he added.
The core issue of Seed quality was deliberated in detail with focus on dedicated action for the current season. Renowned cotton expert and Chairman of the Textile Advisory Group Shri Suresh Kotak particularly stressed the need to ensure timely availability of seeds for sowing, particularly of early maturing varieties.
Shri Goyal emphasized the need for carrying out awareness campaigns in farming areas to educate farmers on distinguishing right seeds from spurious ones.
The Meeting was jointly organized by the Office of Textile Commissioner, Mumbai and Cotton Corporation of India, Navi Mumbai

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Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles deaths in mishap at a cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
Announces ex gratia for the victims
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled deaths in a mishap at a cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. He announced that an ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.
The Prime Minister Office tweeted :
"Deeply saddened by the tragic mishap at a cracker factory in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, resulting in the loss of precious lives. My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the victims during this extremely difficult time. May the injured recover soon. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000: PM "
Ministry of Science & Technology
CSIR-CMERI indigenously developed Oxygen enrichment technology may effective for treating COVID-19 patients: Dr. V R Sirsath
CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur, in association with MSME-DI, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, Government of India jointly organised a Webinar on ‘Oxygen Enrichment' Technology on 25th April, 2021.
Dr. V R Sirsath, Jt. Director & HOO, MSME DI Raipur in his welcome address stated the entire nation is undergoing an unprecedented pandemic situation of COVID-19 & is running out of medical grade oxygen. The CSIR-CMERI indigenously developed Oxygen enrichment technology may effective for treating COVID-19 patients. This Technology has tremendous potential. He urged all the participant industries/Entrepreneurs to come forward in this crucial juncture & manufacture the device at earliest.
Prof.  Harish Hirani, Director, CSIR-CMERI during his address stated that CSIR-CMERI developed an Oxygen enrichment unit requiring easily available oil free reciprocating compressor, Oxygen grade zeolite sieves and pneumatic components. This unit can safely be placed in the isolation ward of the hospital for patients who are in dire need of Oxygen. He also added that CSIR-CMERI will be providing manufacturing guidance to the technology transferees as well as provide information on raw materials sourcing.
Dr. Anupam Sinha, Sr. Principal Scientist, CSIR-CMERI, Durgapur presented the technical note on the Oxygen enrichment unit, which has been transferred to two industries. The unit is capable of delivering medical air in the range of up to 15 LPM with oxygen purity of more than 90%. If required, this unit can even deliver up to 70 LPM at a purity of around 30%.
President, Industry association, Raipur along with several others from the industry and entrepreneurs participated in the webinar and interacted with the speakers on the subject. A good number of industries have shown their interest in CSIR-CMERI developed Oxygen Enrichment technology & expressed their willingness to start the manufacturing with the cooperation of CSIR-CMERI.
CSIR-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur is a premier Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the country under Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt. of India. CSIR-CMERI has already invited Expression of Interest  from Indian Companies / Manufacturing agencies/ MSMEs / Start ups for manufacturing Oxygen Enrichment Units through Technology Transfer.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
APEDA and Indian Embassy organize Virtual Buyer Seller Meeting with Bhutan for expanding exports of agricultural and processed food products exports to neighboring SAARC country
In a bid to boost exports potential of India’s agricultural and processed food products exports, APEDA organized a Virtual Buyer Seller Meet  in association with Indian Embassy in Bhutan, on 07thJanuary 2021. The meet brought together key stakeholders from the respective Governments and trade on a common platform for strengthening strategic cooperation between India and Bhutan in Agri Food Sector.
This Virtual-BSM with Bhutan is the 15th in the series of such events organized by APEDA with various countries. Earlier such virtual Virtual-BSM was first organized with the United Arab Emirates  followed by Kuwait, Indonesia, Switzerland, Belgium, Iran, South Africa, Germany, USA, Canada, Australia, Thailand and Oman.
During the Virtual-BSM, presentations were made by Food Corporation of Bhutan Ltd , Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Bhutan and Trade Associations from India ,All India Food Processors Association, All India Meat & Livestock Exporters Association , The Rice Exporters Association )on exports of potential agri products to Bhutan.
The Virtual BSM was joined by Ms. RuchiraKamboj, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Dr. M. Angamuthu, Chairman APEDA, Mr. UgyenPenjor, Director General, Department of Agriculture & Marketing Cooperatives,Ministry of Agriculture & Forests, Ms.AnnHaokip, First Secretary EoI,Thimpu,Mr.Sonam Yonten, Bhutan Agriculture & Food Regulatory Authority , Mr. Naiten Wangchuk, CEO, FCBL and Senior Officials of APEDA and Embassy of India, Bhutan.
Due to the ongoing Covid19pandemic, the export promotion programme was not possible to be organized physically. APEDA took a lead to organize Virtual BSM to provide a platform to the exporters and importers of India and Bhutan.
Ever since the COVID pandemic, there is an increased shift of focus towards Middle East, SAARC, South East Asia and Western trade partners by India for creating new opportunities for alliance in agricultural and processed food sector.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Nadi Utsav 2021 festivities across the country on Day 3
The third day of Nadi Utsav witnessed festivities across the country, with more than 16 states and 41 districts organizing activities. The locations ranged from Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Nainital and Ramnagar and Almora in Uttarakhand; Varanasi, Mathura, Prayagraj, Agra, Etawah, Ayodhya, Shahjahanpur, Bhadohi and Balia in Uttar Pradesh; Hooghly, Burdwan and Malda in West Bengal; Mandi in Himachal Pradesh; Sambalpur in Odisha; KatiharmBhojpur and Bhagalpur in Bihar, Panipat, Sonipat and Karnal in Haryana to Leh, Ladak; Jammu and Kashmir and Ernakulum in Kerala. The celebrations are being conducted with the support of various central and state level agencies and departments, district administrations, students from schools and colleges, volunteer organizations and volunteer groups such as Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Ganga VicharManch, Ganga Praharis, National Service Scheme, National Cadet Corps, etc.
The various activities conducted include plantation drives, cleanathons, Ganga aartis, drawing and painting competitions, slogan writings, nadipujans, river marathon, boat race, storytelling sessions, etc.
During his Mann Ki Baat on 26th August 2021, Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi urged the nation to organize and celebrate river festivals at least once a year. Taking the cue from this clarion call, the National Mission for Clean Ganga organized Ganga Utsav- A River Festival 2021 to celebrate not just the Ganga River but all rivers in the country.
Nadi Utsav 2021 commenced on 16th December 2021 and will continue to be celebrated across the country till 23rd December 2021. Nadi Utsav 2021 is a pan India celebration which is jointly organized by National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti and Ministry of Culture and Ministry of Tourism.NadiUtsavs are being organized to celebrate rivers such as River Brahmaputra, Indus, Narmada, Sabarmati, Mahanadi, Krishna, Godavari, Cauvery, Ganga, Yamuna, amongst several others. The celebrations are being organized under the four chosen themes of Cleanliness, Patriotism, Nature and Ecology, Devotion and Spirituality. The celebrations are under the Azaadi ka Amrut Mahotsav campaign, which commemorates the 75th year of India’s independence. For Nadi Utsav 2021, events are being held in over 22 states and more than 170 districts to celebrate 10 major rivers as well as many other rivers in the country.
Pictorial Glimpses of the Activities Conducted
Leh, Ladakh
Nainital, Uttarakhand
Chunar, Uttar Pradesh
Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Sambalpur, Odisha
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Ministry of Science & Technology
Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020 awarded to Dr. Carolina Araujo from Brazil for outstanding work in Algebraic Geometry
Dr. Carolina is the first non-Indian to receive the Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians
The Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians 2020 was awarded to Dr. Carolina Araujo, Mathematician from the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in a virtual ceremony on 9th December 2020.
The prize awarded annually to a researcher from a developing country funded by the Department of Science and Technology of the Government of India in collaboration with ICTP , and the International Mathematical Union was given for her outstanding work in algebraic geometry. Her work area focuses on birational geometry, which aims to classify and describe the structure of algebraic varieties.
Dr. Araujo, who is Vice President of the Committee for Women in Mathematics at the International Mathematical Union, is the first non-Indian to receive this prize and will be a role model for all women.
Informing her about new programmes for women like Vigyan Jyoti, initiated by the Department of Science and Technology , Prof Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, DST invited Dr Araujo to India to encourage women mathematicians and inspire them by her own example.
Prof. Carlos Kenig, President of the International Mathematical Union , congratulated her and praised her role in promoting women in mathematics and in organising important mathematical activities. “She has been a Simons Associate with ICTP since 2015,” he added.
Ambassador/Permanent Representative of India to UNESCO, Mr. Vishal V. Sharma said that a mathematician does not belong to a particular country. Dr Araujo may be a Brazilian, but she's a mathematician. She belongs to the universe because mathematics is the language of the universe.
At the award ceremony, Dr Araujo spoke about algebraic geometry, including birational geometry and foliations in a talk titled 'Algebraic Varieties with Positive Tangent Bundles'.
The Prize, given every year to young mathematicians less than 45 years of age who have conducted outstanding research in a developing country, has been instituted by DST in the memory of Srinivasa Ramanujan, a genius in pure mathematics who was essentially self-taught and made spectacular contributions to elliptic functions, continued fractions, infinite series, and analytical theory of numbers.
Prime Minister's Office
PM speaks to His Excellency Matemela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had a telephone conversation today with His Excellency Matemela Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa.
The two leaders discussed the continuing challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and in this context the vaccination campaigns being undertaken in their respective countries.
Prime Minister reiterated to the South African President that India's considerable productive capacity for pharmaceuticals and vaccines would continue to serve the needs of all countries, including those in Africa.
The two leaders also discussed possibilities of collaboration between India and South Africa in various international fora, to facilitate access and affordability of vaccines and medicines.
The leaders agreed that officials of both countries would remain in touch over the coming days to exchange experiences and explore potential for collaborative efforts against the pandemic.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice-President to visit Jammu and Kashmir on June 22, 2023
Vice-President to attend the Special Convocation of University of Jammu as Chief Guest
Vice-President to visit Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu for darshan
The Vice-President of India, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar will be on his maiden visit to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on June 22, 2023 where he will be the Chief Guest at the Special Convocation of University of Jammu.
Following the Special Convocation, the Vice-President will proceed to Katra to offer prayers and have darshan at the Holy Shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi.
During his daylong tour, the Vice-President is also scheduled to visit the Jammu and Kashmir Raj Bhawan.